Chapter I. General Design
Chapter II. To Determine the Required Diameter of a Cylinder Bridge Pier
Chapter III. Load on the Base
Chapter IV. Surface Friction
Chapter V. Sinking Cylinders: General Notes
Chapter VI. Sinking Cylinders: Staging; Floating Out
Chapter VII. Removing Obstructions in Sinking and "Righting" Cylinders
Chapter VIII. Kentledge
Chapter IX. Hearting
Chapter X. The Compressed-Air Method of Sinking Cylinders
Chapter XI. Limiting Depth; Air Supply and Leakage
Chapter XII. Effects of Compressed Air on Men
Chapter XIII. Air Locks
Chapter XIV. Working-Chamber and Method of Lighting It
Chapter XV. Excavating and Dredging Apparatus for Removing the Earth From the Interior of a Cylinder or Well
Chapter XVI. Notes on Some Dredging Apparatus Used in Sinking Bridge Cylinders and Wells
Chapter XVII. Sand-Pumps, Suction, Compressed-Air and Water-Jet Dredgers
Chapter XVIII. The Well System of Foundations for Bridge Piers, Abutments, Quays, and Dock Walls, etc.